Carbon dioxide storage tanks play a pivotal role in oil field flooding, driving enhanced oil recovery through innovative CO₂ injection techniques.
This method leverages carbon dioxide to interact with crude oil under controlled pressure and temperature conditions, forming a mixed-phase leading edge that boosts extraction efficiency. Initially, CO₂ does not immediately mix with oil, but under optimal parameters, it transitions into a supercritical fluid. This fluid selectively extracts heavier hydrocarbons, increasing gas concentration at the displacement front.
Over time, CO₂ and crude oil blend into a single liquid phase, enabling efficient oil displacement from the formation to production wells.By integrating carbon dioxide storage tanks into flooding operations, oil fields achieve significantly higher recovery rates, optimizing resource utilization and operational sustainability.